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We Will Be Misunderstood, Part 3 (TMF:2340)

Friday, April 26, 2024
Peace to Live By: We Will Be Misunderstood, Part 3 (TMF:2340) - Daniel Litton
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       No matter what I say, there will be a person who doesn’t get it, or someone who disagrees with it. So, in light of that, I might as well just say what I want to say and cast the care on God. I might as well be free in my speech instead of attempting to please everyone. And, obviously, it’s not just what we say that can be misunderstood. But perhaps even more than what we say, we will be misunderstood at times in our actions. Probably the easiest example of this is the politician. A politician will make choices that seem to many to be incorrect or wrong. The person may be called dumb and stupid, or a traitor or going against something said in the past. What we common folk don’t realize though, is that the politician can see things we cannot see. He or she is around people we are not around. He or she has to balance out the powers that be. We usually don’t understand these things from the sidelines. And so it is with any leader, or with us, as everyday average individuals. We can make decisions, big or small, and our friends may not understand.

We Will Be Misunderstood, Part 2 (TMF:2339)

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Peace to Live By: We Will Be Misunderstood, Part 2 (TMF:2339) - Daniel Litton
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       That meant that no long explanation was going to perfectly cover everything that could be misunderstood either. And a person who wants you to be wrong can usually make you out to be wrong, but that’s a whole other topic altogether. It took me a while, years actually, where I felt comfortable in not being precise and thorough, trying to cover all the bases. It was just wearing me out trying to be perfect in everything I said. So, I gave it up. There was tremendous freedom in that. Once I understood that no matter how perfect I said anything, there would be people who would misunderstand it, and that I didn’t need to try to be perfect anymore, that allowed me to just say what I wanted to say and not worry about the consequences. No matter what I say, there will be a person who doesn’t get it, or someone who disagrees with it. So, in light of that, I might as well just say what I want to say and cast the care on God. I might as well be free in my speech instead of attempting to please everyone.

We Will Be Misunderstood, Part 1 (TMF:2338)

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Peace to Live By: We Will Be Misunderstood, Part 1 (TMF:2338) - Daniel Litton
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       When I first started preaching, some seven years ago now, I didn’t have a firm grasp on this happiness point. I thought that whatever I said, people would just naturally get it. I thought that I wouldn’t have to explain or elaborate on anything. The thing is, people have different perspectives in how they approach the same information. One person can hear one thing, and another person can see something totally different from the same thing. That’s just the way it works. We all take our background experiences and apply them to the new information that we receive. Depending on what that background is, what one has been taught, what life experiences, either good or bad, a person has had up to that point will determine how someone processes the information. In the beginning, I didn’t understand why there were some who thought I was saying something different than I really was, or than I really meant. And I started to realize that no matter how clearly and precisely I try to present something, there may be a person or two who misunderstands. It’s not their fault, and usually it’s not my fault either. It’s just the way the world works. That meant that no long explanation was going to perfectly cover everything that could be misunderstood either. And a person who wants you to be wrong can usually make you out to be wrong, but that’s a whole other topic altogether.

Keeping Track of Past Victories, Part 3 (TMF:2337)

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Peace to Live By: Keeping Track of Past Victories, Part 3 (TMF:2337) - Daniel Litton
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       It would be nice if we didn’t need these types of reassurances, if we could always live a maximum faith level. But, unfortunately, we just know that this usually isn’t the case. We need encouragement from time to time. I would have to say that this practice of keeping track of past victories has probably been one of the most beneficial things I have put into practice in my own life. It simply just bears a lot of fruit. It means that I never really have to be down. I can always go to take a gander at that list and know that, even if things aren’t happening right now, they will get better for me. I wish my mind didn’t easily forget about the good things, but unfortunately it has at times. Especially the smaller things. And your experience I’m sure he been the same. So, it is good to get those things permanently noted before they disappear in the past never to be remembered, to be lost in time, and for us to have to experience a victory all over again with no hope to encourage us.

Keeping Track of Past Victories, Part 2 (TMF:2336)

Monday, April 22, 2024
Peace to Live By: Keeping Track of Past Victories, Part 2 (TMF:2336) - Daniel Litton
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       We may find a week or two into it that whatever it is has worked out for us. He have gained a positive advantage in our lives. So, we make note of that and then that will always be there for us to see in the future. Even if a small victory, it is a victory that can give us encouragement at any time. Yes, this is what you are going to want to do when nothing good seems to happening for you. You are going to want to go back through your list of positive things that have happened so that you can instantly increase your happiness in the moment and give yourself hope for the future. If good things in the past happened, they can happen now or later. As a matter of fact, we can be pretty much certain that they will. It encourages us to see, “Well, God heard my prayer in the past and answered it, so he must be hearing me now and is going to answer it.” It would be nice if we didn’t need these types of reassurances, if we could always live a maximum faith level. But, unfortunately, we just know that this usually isn’t the case. We need encouragement from time to time.